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urethritis

[ yoor-uh-thrahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the urethra.


urethritis

/ ˌjʊərɪˈθraɪtɪs; ˌjʊərɪˈθrɪtɪk /

noun

  1. inflammation of the urethra
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • urethritic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • u·re·thrit·ic [y, oo, r-, uh, -, thrit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of urethritis1

From New Latin, dating back to 1815–25; urethr-, -itis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of urethritis1

C19: from New Latin, from Late Latin urethra
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Example Sentences

After all, the urethra is best known as a medical entity because of the painful, burning condition called urethritis.

He was admitted to the sick list, 9-16-58, diagnosis, "urethritis acute due to gonococcus."

We do not ordinarily use the balsams in uncomplicated anterior urethritis.

Chronic posterior urethritis sometimes simulates painful conditions very low down in the back or in one hip or the other.

Every stallion suffering from urethritis should be withheld from service, as should mares with leucorrhea.

More than one observer has noticed a susceptibility to urethritis on the part of persons who have had gonorrhoeal rheumatism.

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